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Alcohol use increases the risk of cancer, especially when consumed at levels above the maximum amount recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) - two or fewer standard alcoholic drinks per day.[2]

About this indicator

In NSW, 70.2% of adults who consumed alcohol in 2016 did so at levels within the amount recommended by the NHMRC guidelines. This means almost a third of adults consumed alcohol above the recommended amount of two or fewer standard alcoholic drinks per day.

Note: These data were the latest available at the time they were extracted (July 2017). For the most recent population health data, visit HealthStats NSW.

* Persons aged 16 years and over.
** Two or fewer standard alcoholic drinks per day

Notes:

1. Data source: NSW Population Health Survey (sourced from HealthStats NSW, Centre for Epidemiology and Evidence, NSW Ministry of Health. Available at: www.healthstats.nsw.gov.au). Data presented here are based on data available on the HealthStats NSW website at the time of data extraction.